The Stopped Clock

Amazing. Apparently some educators believe that "No Child Left Behind" is supposed to work like this : A school is declared "...

Maps with commentary from Michael Gastner, Cosma Shalizi, and Mark Newman at the University of Michigan.

Today, David Broder takes on the issue of redistricting - the creation of "safe districts" where the incumbent often runs unoppos...

In " The Puritanism of the Rich ", George Monbiot challenges the notion that Bush embraces "soft fascism" (or any other ...

According to The Guardian, in an article on China's "one child" policy : "Liberalism," [Chairman Mao] wrote in his 1...

While taking Emma to the hospital for her hearing test (a standard screening), I had to maneuver through some crowded spaces. Emma was in he...

What are purple mountain majesties, anyway, if not a symbol of America? Some fascinating maps of the red, blue and purple that constitutes ...

Babbling Brooks shares his words of... well, his words in today's Times : But the same insularity that caused many liberals to lose touc...

Andrew Sullivan on Bill Maher's show: " Don't demean people and expect them to vote for you. " Right - and any liberal wh...

ABC News tells us of " conflicting reports on Arafat's health ": There are more conflicting reports today about the health of ...

I guess by now you're curious? The answer is, "lifelong non-smoker". ;-)

News about nicotine addiction : Researchers say they have identified brain cell receptors that appear to be responsible for nicotine addicti...

Four years ago, the media related that Al Gore gave an extraordinary concession speech, and it was even suggested that if his concessionary ...

It has long been said that cigarettes are addictive in the same way as heroin (sometimes misunderstood as cigarettes being as addictive as h...

So the wave of the future is that the Democrats work to bring out the vote, and then the Republicans send out "poll watchers", ba...

... In Detroit .

It would have been interesting to see one of the also-rans from 2000 running in this election - John McCain instead of George W. - as parts ...

The International Herald Tribune observes, " Rehnquist delays return, prompting new questions ". Okay, the questions they raise ar...

Today, Robert Samuelson touches on something that bothers me a lot about politics in this country. At least in a typical Western parliamen...

Grandma: She's much cuter than you were when you were a baby. Dad: I think she's much cuter than most babies. Grandm...